Noureddine Sammoud | |
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نور الدين صمود | |
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Born | 1932 |
Died | 11 January 2022 (aged 89) Kelibia, Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia |
Other names | Nūr al-Dīn Ṣammūd |
Occupation | Poet |
Noureddine Sammoud ( Arabic: نور الدين صمود; 1932 – 11 January 2022) was a Tunisian poet and academic.
Born in Kelibia, Sammoud studied at the Al-Zaytuna Mosque and at the Cairo University, before getting a master's degree in literature at the Lebanese University in 1959. [1] He started his poetic production in 1953, [2] and took part in several national and international literary festivals. [1] [3] His poetry collections, which are generally linked to the Neo-romanticism, were translated in various foreign languages and spanned different styles. [3] During his life he received numerous awards, including the National Merit Award in 1970 and the prize of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in 1982. [1] [3]
He often collaborated with radio as a host and a writer, and was a professor of literature at the Higher Institute of Theology (a department of the University of Ez-Zitouna) and later at the Higher Institute of Music of Tunisia (ISMT). [3] His poetries have often been put to music by prominent artists such as Slah Mosbah and Ali Riahi. [3] Sammoud died in Kelibia on 11 January 2022, at the age of 89. [1]
Noureddine Sammoud | |
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نور الدين صمود | |
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Born | 1932 |
Died | 11 January 2022 (aged 89) Kelibia, Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia |
Other names | Nūr al-Dīn Ṣammūd |
Occupation | Poet |
Noureddine Sammoud ( Arabic: نور الدين صمود; 1932 – 11 January 2022) was a Tunisian poet and academic.
Born in Kelibia, Sammoud studied at the Al-Zaytuna Mosque and at the Cairo University, before getting a master's degree in literature at the Lebanese University in 1959. [1] He started his poetic production in 1953, [2] and took part in several national and international literary festivals. [1] [3] His poetry collections, which are generally linked to the Neo-romanticism, were translated in various foreign languages and spanned different styles. [3] During his life he received numerous awards, including the National Merit Award in 1970 and the prize of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in 1982. [1] [3]
He often collaborated with radio as a host and a writer, and was a professor of literature at the Higher Institute of Theology (a department of the University of Ez-Zitouna) and later at the Higher Institute of Music of Tunisia (ISMT). [3] His poetries have often been put to music by prominent artists such as Slah Mosbah and Ali Riahi. [3] Sammoud died in Kelibia on 11 January 2022, at the age of 89. [1]